Mutant Name: mur8

Gene Name
Protein Name
Mutagen EMS
Category forward genetics
Organism Arabidopsis thaliana
Ecotype Col
Donor
General Description 1. The mutant plants did not show obvious alterations in their grow habit. 2.At a molecular level, the mutant plants had a reduced level of rhamnose.
Organ Specificity L-rhamnose content in aerial organs reduced to 65% of the wild type.
Impact on Wall
Impact on Sugar Composition L-rhamnose reduced to 65% of the wild type..
Reference W-D. Reiter, C. Chapple, and C.R. Somerville (1997)Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with altered cell wall polysaccharide composition. Plant Journal 12:335-345.